figure of eight

figure of eight

See also: figure-of-eight

English

Alternative forms

• figure-of-eight

Noun

figure of eight (plural figures of eight)

1. The shape or form of an 8 (eight).

   Synonym: figure eight (US)

2. (rock climbing, caving) A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape.

   Synonyms: figure-eight, figure-8

3. A type of knot.

Translations

shape of an eight

Norwegian: Bokmål: åttetall n Nynorsk: åttetal n

References

• “figure of eight” (US) / “figure of eight” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.